Description:
English Staffordshire pearlware squat, oval teapot teapot covered with underglaze blue, transfer-printed decoration of two rows of flowers and leaves around the cover rim; a floral border at the rim flange; and a rural landscape scene of a boy sitting against a tree as he holds a sheep, and a small cottage and tall hills in the background on both sides of the body of the teapot. According to a note from Mrs. Duckworth, the matching platter was owned by Joanna Smith Williams (1770-1852), the wife of Ebenezer Hinsdale Williams (1761-1838) of Deerfield who married in 1792. English, transfer-printed pearlwares were a common form of ceramics for the American market. While shell-edge pearlwares and plain, undecorated creamwares were typical for the average American dining table in the early 19th century, very often more expensive, printed ceramics would be slected for teawares. The pot has a curving rim flange and bulging sides (London shape), square foot rim, and attached spout and angular-shaped handle; teapot lid has attached rectangular-shaped finial. There is a small, white tag adhered to base of teapot "M/408 A" (Duckworth #M 408A).
Subjects:
Pottery; Enamel and enameling; glaze (coating by location) Link to share this object record:
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